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+ | * Alexander, Michelle. [https://www.blackstonebookstore.com/book/9781620971932 The new Jim Crow: Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness]. The New Press, 2020. | ||
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+ | * Baradaran, Mehrsa. [https://hakimsbookstore.com/shop/philosophy/the-color-of-money-black-banks-and-the-racial-wealth-gap/ The color of money: Black banks and the racial wealth gap]. Harvard University Press, 2017. | ||
* Darity Jr, William A., and A. Kirsten Mullen. [https://uncpress.org/book/9781469654973/from-here-to-equality/ From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century]. The University of North Carolina Press, 2020. | * Darity Jr, William A., and A. Kirsten Mullen. [https://uncpress.org/book/9781469654973/from-here-to-equality/ From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century]. The University of North Carolina Press, 2020. | ||
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+ | * Fanon, Frantz. [https://bookshop.org/books/the-wretched-of-the-earth-9780802141323/9780802141323 The wretched of the earth]. Grove/Atlantic, Inc., 2007. | ||
* Kendi, Ibram X. [https://bookshop.org/books/stamped-from-the-beginning-the-definitive-history-of-racist-ideas-in-america-9781568585987/9781568585987 Stamped from the beginning: The definitive history of racist ideas in America]. Random House, 2017. | * Kendi, Ibram X. [https://bookshop.org/books/stamped-from-the-beginning-the-definitive-history-of-racist-ideas-in-america-9781568585987/9781568585987 Stamped from the beginning: The definitive history of racist ideas in America]. Random House, 2017. | ||
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+ | * Oluo, Ijeoma. [https://www.mahoganybooks.com/9781580058827 So you want to talk about race]. Seal Press, 2019. | ||
* Rothstein, Richard. [https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Color-of-Law/ The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America]. First edition. New York ; London: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2017. | * Rothstein, Richard. [https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Color-of-Law/ The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America]. First edition. New York ; London: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2017. |
Revision as of 11:52, 7 June 2020
Learn about the history of race and anti-Black racism in the U.S. through these works suggested by our colleagues and students.
Books
- Alexander, Michelle. The new Jim Crow: Mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness. The New Press, 2020.
- Baradaran, Mehrsa. The color of money: Black banks and the racial wealth gap. Harvard University Press, 2017.
- Darity Jr, William A., and A. Kirsten Mullen. From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century. The University of North Carolina Press, 2020.
- Fanon, Frantz. The wretched of the earth. Grove/Atlantic, Inc., 2007.
- Kendi, Ibram X. Stamped from the beginning: The definitive history of racist ideas in America. Random House, 2017.
- Oluo, Ijeoma. So you want to talk about race. Seal Press, 2019.
- Rothstein, Richard. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. First edition. New York ; London: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
Articles and Reports
- Coates, Ta-Nehisi. The case for reparations. The Atlantic 313, no. 5 (2014): 54-71.
- Gould, Elise, and Valerie Wilson. Black workers face two of the most lethal preexisting conditions for coronavirus—racism and economic inequality. EPI Report. June 1, 2020.
- <many in the Review of Black Political Economy>
- <three popular press articles that spoke to a colleague personally: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/opinion/police-killings-black-mental-health.html, https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-black-professionals-unrest-lays-bare-a-balancing-act-at-work-11591202955, https://time.com/5848269/moms-equal-pay-day/ >
Podcasts
Related AEA resources
AEA Best Practices for Economists